Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Dec 19, 2024
BACKGROUND: The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is an important node for action planning in the frontoparietal reaching network but its role in reaching in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is unexplored. This case-control study combines a robotic task with ...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Dec 18, 2024
Therapeutic proteins, the fastest growing class of pharmaceuticals, are subject to rapid proteolytic degradation in vivo, rendering them inactive. Sophisticated drug delivery systems that maintain protein stability, prolong therapeutic effects, and r...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Dec 18, 2024
Advancements in science and technology have driven the growing use of robots in daily life, with Portable-Powered Lower Limb Exoskeletons (PPLLEs) emerging as a key innovation. The selection of mechanisms, control strategies, and sensors directly inf...
Science robotics
Dec 18, 2024
Haptic devices typically rely on rigid actuators and bulky power supply systems, limiting wearability. Soft materials improve comfort, but careful distribution of stiffness is required to ground actuation forces and enable load transfer to the skin. ...
Science robotics
Dec 18, 2024
Robotics history is still HIS story, but Women in Robotics is working hard to include HER story in the future of robotics.
BioMed research international
Dec 17, 2024
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into physical and mental rehabilitation has the potential to significantly transform these fields. AI innovations, including machine learning algorithms, natural language processing, and co...
Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
Dec 16, 2024
Declines in older adults' cognitive and physical health pose challenges to maintaining their independence. Robots can improve independent living and facilitate aging-in-place. Despite recent innovations in healthcare robotics, the use of robots has n...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Dec 13, 2024
The epidural injection is a medical intervention to inject therapeutics directly into the vicinity of the spinal cord for pain management. Because of its proximity to the spinal cord, imprecise insertion of the needle may result in irreversible damag...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Dec 13, 2024
Inching-locomotion caterpillars (ILAR) inspire the design of 'inch-worm' robots with biomimicry features, that can be adapted to different environments, such as natural, man-made, or other planets. Therefore, this work defines a novel mathematical me...
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Dec 12, 2024
Twenty-first-century roboticists envision robots capable of sorting objects and packaging them, of chopping vegetables and folding clothes. But although many today believe that the only factors necessary for robots to achieve dexterous manipulation a...